As soon as there is life there is danger.

l GRAMMAR superlative adjectives 3 a Canada

b China
a Complete the chart. c Russia

Adji!ctive ·r:: CoJl1~~rative Superlative ..}:=::

4 a Mumbai
b Shanghai
1 cold colder the coldest
c Buenos Aires
2 high higher highest
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S a India
3 expensive more expensive i most expensive b Ireland
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4 dry drier :
' driest c Brazil
5 dangerous more dangerous most dangerous 6 a The Sahara Desert (Africa)
hottest b The Painted Desert (The US)
6 hot hotter
c The Atacama Desert (South America)
7 beautiful more beautiful most beautiful
7 a Mandarin Chinese
8 interesting more interesting most interesting
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better
b English
9 good best c Hindi
10 bad worse worst 8 a The Arctic
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b Alaska
b Write the questions.
c The Antarctic
What/ small continent /world
What's the smal~t wntinent in the world ?
2 What / big ocean / world 2 VOCABULARY places and buildings
_what´s
_ _ _the _ _largest
_ __ ocean in __
____ the world
_ _ _ _? a Complete the sentences with a word in each box.
3 What / large country / world
What's the largest country in the world ? art department parking police post shoppiftg town train
4 What/ populated city / world
___________________ ? gallery hall lot mall office station station store
What's the most popular city in the world
5 What / wet place/ world 1 Where can you visit different stores?
what's
- - - -the -- wettest place in the
------------ world
,_ _ _ _ _ _? At a shopping mall .
6 What /dry desert/ world 2 Where can you see paintings?
___________________ ?
What´s the driest desert in the world art_gallery
lnan _ __ _ _ _ __~----
7 What / common native language / world 3 Where can you get a train from?
What´s ____________________
the most common native language in the ?world? train station
From a --------- ---
8 What / cold place / world 4 Where can you buy a stamp?
What´s
_ the coldest place in the world
__________________ ? Ata _ store
_ _ ______ _ __ __
S Where can you talk to a police officer?
c @ t h e correct answer to the questions in b. Ata _police
__ _ atation
_ _ _ _____ _ ~

la~ 6 Where can you buy clothes for all the family?
b Europe Ata _department
_ _ __ __
c South America
7 Where can you leave your car?
2 a The Atlantic
parking
At a ...... ___ _
b The Pacific 8 Where can you speak to a local politician?
c The Indian Ocean In the _ town_ _ _ _ __

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 b Complete the puzzle. Can you find the hidden word? 5 READING
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M O S Q U E a Read the text and write T (true) or F (false).
M U S E U M T
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1 Ulm Munster is the world's biggest church.
13 H O S P I T A L 2 You can sometimes see the mountains from
•T H E A T E tR the top of the church. T
B. R I D G;E
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3 Ulm Munster was the city's first church. F
j6P IH A R M A C Y li 4 Construction of the church took over 500 years. T
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5 The church opens every day at 8 o'clock. F
18C H U R C Hl 6 It's very expensive to visit Ulm Munster. F
19M A R K E T I b Guess the meaning of the highlighted words.
T E M P L E
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Check in your dictionary.
C
111 A S T L E
LIMIT
THE THE
SKY'S •'
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Ulm Milnster in Germany is the tallest church in the world.
The tallest part of the church is the steeple, 'i'fhlch is
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52S feet hig}l and contains 768 steps. From the top ............,,.
()f the cnur<;t1. there is a ¥iew of the. city.' and
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on a·ctear day }ii;f:=:!
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Uefore the Munster was bliflt. Ulm already had :l1 churtriJ:;::t =W ...
·. Out.side the city wal{s. 1-k>Wever. the inhabitants oj the . . · :{ :;
city decfded tMt they wanted a new cburch in th~ town · W .1~
3 PRONUNCIATION consonant groups center. and they agreed to pay f<>r the bUJldlng. ...
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.~~: Listen and repeat the sentences.
Construction of the church began lo 1377, butt~ btiilding':· ·:~f B
wasn't completed.uottl May 31, 1890..Attil'St, the w°* ...-. t: ::r
I It's the cheapest place to live. was difficult because tbe heaviest part$ fell down ~~? :iJ t~
2 It's the highest mountain in the world. th~ bUj(ders had to repair them. Then constniction'..........
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3 He's the healthiest person in the family.
4 It's the prettiest town in the country.
5 It's the most difficult language to learn.
6 It's the most polluted city in the area.
7 They're the most attractive couple I know.
8 She's the most intelligent person in the class.
4 LISTENING
a .~,k:{.~;m: Listen to a radio interview with a travel writer.
What is his book called? _superlative
_ __ _ _ sites
_ _ _ __
b ~~ Listen again. Complete the sentences.
1 Uluru is the music in the world.
stoppoo from 1543 to 1917 for potltical reaso11s. · ·= =···=, if ll~
Tod9y, touri.sts tan visit the church eve!Y.day of the
year. tn the winter. the church ts Qpen from 9 a,m. ·
to 4'45 p,m. and the churchfs open in ~he summer!1
months from 8 a.m, to 7'.45 p.IJl, Admission to mi!
the church is free, but the price Qf dimb!ng the.;.. f
steeple ts el for adults and €2 for children. · ::1~~;~;~f
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USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Learn these words and phrases.
accidents ';' :, S,•'c' ); ·

2 It's almost 12000 feet long. fun ,;,

3 The world's highest waterfall is in Venezuela region :-.d :>-'·"
4 The t;1lk~~• huilding in the world ii> _stands
_ _ 2717
_ _ feet high. ;1ltuus1 ·,; ni•" ..,t
5 The world's oldest city began in 600 BC. popular nt ;;· ~:"1"
6 The world's longest train track goes from _Muscú
_ _ __ wide (opposite narrow) \\,.,J
to Vladivostok. below (opposite above) !·.. :< :·"

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7 The shortest runway in the world is _ __ 1300
__ feet long.